Integer Vocabulary

What do we call a number less than zero?

• integer
• negative number
• whole number
• positive integer

What is an integer greater than zero?

• whole number
• positive integer
• absolute value
• rational number

Which term means the distance of a number from zero on the number line; shown by | | ?

• repeating decimal

• absolute value

• additive inverse

• opposite

What do we call numbers with the same magnitude that are on opposite sides of the number line?

• opposites

• absolute value

• rational number

• positive integer

What is the definition of integer?

• a set of positive and negative whole numbers, including zero

• a set of negative whole numbers

• positive and negative numbers

• any number you can plot on a number line

Are opposites always positive?

• yes

• no

You can use a _______ to order and compare integers.

• donut

• microscope

• number line

• spoon

Is absolute value always positive?

• yes
• no

Negative integers are on the ______ side of zero while Positive Integers are on the ________ side of zero.

• left, left

• right, right

• right, left

• left, right

Opposite integers are

• The same distance from zero but in the same directions.
• opposite symbol of an positive is +
• The same distance from zero but in opposite directions.
• opposite symbol of negative is -